DRIPPING SPRINGS -- Seven Dripping Springs High School (DSHS) seniors signed National Letters of Intent Wednesday to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level at Tiger Stadium. Coleman Chapman, Football, Black Hills State University (South Dakota) Coleman Chapman. Photo courtesy of Dri...

by Gary Borders The rate of COVID-19 vaccine administration is slowly increasing in Texas as we enter the second full month of shots going into arms. The Texas Department of State Health Services last weekend reported that about 1.6 million Texans — overwhelmingly frontline health workers, people ov...

By Megan Wehring Prakash Jadeja (Jad) died Thursday, Jan. 21, unexpectedly at his Dripping Springs home. Jadeja, 66, was well known in the community as a career technical education (CTE) teacher at Dripping Springs High School (DSHS). He enjoyed mentoring students before they would step out into the...

By Sahar Chmais Open a window to a snapshot in time, capsuled in black and white, where a 20-year-old woman tells a friend about her ordinary day working at the telephone office – and in that same shot the woman had forgotten to wear her trademark glasses. A simple postcard, one sentence and one pho...

By Megan Wehring With nearly 2,200 foster children in Central Texas, local foster agencies are receiving more notices of children in need of placement. This influx of calls is driven by the stresses of COVID-19, resulting in fewer families capable of fostering. In comparison from December 2020 to De...

by David White Inset is Caroline Olson, an officer in the Dripping Springs FFA and an HCYLS scholarship recipient. For livestock show results, visit hayscountylivestockshow.org. Photos Courtesy of Dale Whitaker, DSISD With COVID protocols in place, the 75th annual Hays County Youth Livestock show we...

BY Sahar Chmais HAYS COUNTY – COVID-19 hospitalizations have dipped below 15% for seven consecutive days, meaning businesses can return to the capacity levels before regulations went into effect on Jan. 8. Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra received a letter from Dr. John Hellerstedt, director of the T...

By Sahar Chmais After losing $3,000 to Saddle Creek Weddings, dealing with an unsure staff and lost wedding plans, Cindy Tucker felt she had no place to turn. She and her daughter are left to deal with an emotional and financial burden. “We were supposed to enjoy this time,” Tucker’s voice broke whi...

By Sahar Chmais  Central Texas Food Bank has announced mass food distribution schedules in the Austin and one location in Kyle. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a larger food insecurity gap for residents.  Distribution dates and locations are: Thursday, February 4            Travis County Expo Cente...

By Sahar Chmais WIMBERLEY -- Many special moments of life have been left behind, including the theatre. The Wimberley Players found a way to bring live entertainment to people, even during the pandemic, to be viewed from home. The Gin Game will be playing on the Wimberley Players stage on the weeken...